School Days (04-28-49) - Louis Jordan

School days, school days

Dear old Golden Rule days

Readin' an' writin' an' 'rithmetic

Taught to the tune of a hickory stick

You were my girl in calico

I was your silly bashful beau

Mary had a lamb

His fleece was white as snow

Mary had a little lamb, his fleece was white as snow,

Everywhere that Mary went the lamb was sure to go Humpty, Humpty Dumpty

Sat upon a wall

Humpty Dumpty on a wall

Humpty Dumpty had a fall

All the king’s horses and his men

Couldn’t put Humpty back again

Little Jackie Horner

Sittin' in a corner

Little Jack Horner in a corner,

Eatin' his Christmas pie

He stuck in his thumb, pulled out a plum

Said «What a great guy am I».

Simple, Simple Simon

Goin' to the fair

Simple Simon met a pieman goin' to the fair

Said Simple Simon to the pieman

«Let me taste your ware».

Peter, little Peter,

Was a pumpkin eater

Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater

Had a wife and couldn’t keep her

Put her in a pumpkin shell

There he kept her very well

A-ring a round of roses, pocket full of posies

Rise, Sally, rise;

wipe your weepin' eyes

Little Sally Walker, sittin' in a saucer

Turn to the east, turn to the west

Little Sally Walker, sittin' in a saucer

Turn to the one and have a little fun

Go in and out the window

Go in and out the window

Go home and get your dinner

And hurry back to school

And hurry!